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Deadly skin cancer rates have doubled over last three decades

June 19, 2015

Melanoma rates doubled between 1982 and 2011 but comprehensive skin cancer prevention programs could prevent 20 percent of new cases between 2020 and 2030, according to this month’s Vital Signs report.


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Roofing company owner charged in employee's fatal fall

James J. McCullagh allegedly lied to OSHA, told workers to lie as well
June 19, 2015

The owner of a Pennsylvania roofing company was indicted by the U.S. Attorney's office in Philadelphia with making false statements, obstructing justice and willfully violating OSHA fall protection standards in connection with the fatal fall of an employee in June 2013.


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Are U.S. chemical facilities safe and secure?

June 19, 2015

A working group of federal agencies has issued a fact sheet* on progress made to improve the safety and security of chemical facilities in the United States.


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Silicosis update

June 19, 2015

Silicosis is a potentially fatal but preventable occupational lung disease caused by inhaling respirable particles containing crystalline silicon dioxide (silica). Quartz, a type of crystalline silica, is the second most abundant mineral in the earth’s crust and workers across a wide range of occupations and industries are exposed to silica-containing dusts.


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Congress takes aim at OSHA’s budget

NIOSH may get a raise, MSHA a slight cut
June 18, 2015

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Government Affairs Director Aaron K. Trippler explains what the figures just released by the House Appropriations Committee’s Labor subcommittee mean to occupational safety and health agencies, going forward:


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NTSB frustrated over lack of action on collision avoidance systems for vehicles

“You don’t pay extra for your seatbelt”
June 18, 2015

For the 12th time in two decades, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that collision avoidance systems become standard on all new passenger and commercial vehicles -- and released a report that outlined the life-saving benefits of the technology, which is currently available.


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Many Americans have dangerous misconceptions about heart failure

Lots of confusion over heart failure v. heart attack
June 18, 2015

Nearly six million Americans currently live with heart failure, yet a recent national survey found potentially dangerous misconceptions and knowledge gaps about the disease. In fact, nearly half of those surveyed got fundamental facts about heart failure wrong and two-thirds of respondents confused signs of heart failure with signs of a heart attack.


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American Society of Safety Engineers

ASSE and OSHA sign five-year alliance agreement

June 17, 2015

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently renewed their alliance, signing a five-year agreement that will focus on construction safety, temporary workers and hazards within general industry.


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Cancer screenings up as Affordable Care Act lowers financial barriers

ACA removes financial barriers for low-income people
June 17, 2015

Screening for colorectal cancer increased in lower socioeconomic status (SES) individuals after 2008, perhaps reflecting the Affordable Care Act’s removal of financial barriers to screening according to a new analysis. The study, by American Cancer Society investigators, appears online in the journal Cancer.


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ASSE recognizes four members as Fellows and Safety Educator of the Year

June 16, 2015

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has awarded four members, Richard King of Centennial, Colorado, George Pearson of Hockessin, Delaware, Bill Propes of Mesquite, Texas and R. Ronald Sokol of Friendswood, Texas, the Fellow Honor, its highest distinction, recognizing their lifetime of commitment to worker safety and their leadership in the occupational health and safety field.


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